Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for joint pain affecting the back, legs and arms, breathing problems, and headaches due to lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred during his Gulf War service.

The Board denied service connection for fatigue and headaches, both claimed as chronic disabilities resulting from an undiagnosed illness. The veteran's claims were based on his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed low back disability, foot fungus, rhinitis, sinusitis, headache disorder (claimed as secondary to service-connected ear disabilities), labyrinthitis (secondary to service-connected ear disabilities), fatigue due to an undiagnosed illness, and hypertension. The veteran's anxiety neurosis and PTSD were granted a 50 percent evaluation.

The Board found that the veteran's defective vision and headaches were not incurred in or aggravated by active service, nor are they proximately due to or the result of a service-connected disability. The preponderance of evidence is against these claims.

The veteran's muscle and joint pain, as well as his headaches, are not considered to be due to an undiagnosed illness. The Board found that the veteran has been diagnosed with polymyositis, degenerative joint disease, and a herniated nucleus pulposus at L5-S1, which are causative of his muscle and joint pain. His headaches were initially diagnosed as muscle tension headaches but later as migraines. Service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for increased ratings, service connection, and individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities. The RO also found no clear and unmistakable error in previous rating decisions.

The veteran's initial claim for an evaluation of left testicle torsion was granted, but he is denied service connection for other claimed conditions. The Board found no medical evidence linking the in-service complaints and injuries to current disabilities.

The Board has determined that the veteran's post-traumatic migraine headache does not warrant a higher evaluation than the currently assigned 30 percent rating.

The veteran's initial 10 percent evaluation for headaches is upheld as his headaches do not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on characteristic prostrating attacks.

The Board has determined that the veteran's symptoms of fatigue, weight loss, and other conditions are not service-connected due to lack of evidence supporting their onset or connection to her active military service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, a headache disorder, and arthritis of the neck were denied. The claim for a compensable rating for residuals of a lower mandible fracture was granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's photophobia and headaches are related to his service-connected corneal scarring, and thus grants service connection for these conditions on a secondary basis.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed conditions are not related to his military service and denied all claims for service connection.

The veteran's claimed disabilities are not service connected due to lack of evidence showing they were incurred or aggravated during his active duty in the Persian Gulf.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for an earlier effective date and for clear and unmistakable error in a prior rating decision. The veteran did not have pending claims at the time of his death for these issues.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for chronic sinusitis, an increased rating for spontaneous pneumothorax, and a higher rating for headaches. The evidence does not support granting any of these claims.

The Board found that the veteran's chronic acquired headache disability was incurred in service and granted her claim for service connection.

The veteran's post-concussion syndrome with chronic post-traumatic headaches is rated at 10 percent, the maximum schedular rating available.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and granted it, based on new evidence submitted since the previous denial in November 1994.

The Board denied service connection for a back disability, concluding that there is no competent medical evidence linking the current condition to any incident of military service.